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 Wired Congratulations! You Just Lived Through the Hottest Month Ever Recorded While the strengthening El Niño helped boost temperatures, climate change is the main culprit for making August so hot. August was the planet’s hottest month ever recorded, capping a remarkably grim summer of heat records. With  El Niño strengthening —and  climate change continuing to heat things up—more records are likely in store well into next year. Data from Copernicus, the European Union’s climate agency, shows that last month tied with July 2023 for Earth’s hottest month. (July is also usually the hottest month of the year.) This July also tied with July 2024 for the second-hottest July on record, while June 2026 was the second-hottest June ever recorded. The news comes on the heels of a separate  announcement  on Wednesday from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which declared this was the hottest summer for the US, beating a previous record set during the Dus...

The Principled Investigator - September 11, 2026 Weekly digest On September 1, the House approved a Continuing Resolution to fund the government through December 11, avoiding a shut down before the midterms and delaying implementation of the proposed OMB rule that would give political appointees control over the award of NIH grants. This is good news in the short term, since it will further delay any implementation of the proposed OMB rules. Unfortunately the rules have not been permanently removed or modified, so we need to stay vigilant and continue to contact our members of Congress to fight against their implementation.  https://thehill.com/homenews/ house/6063667-house- government-funding-cr- shutdown-midterms/ NIH (policy & budget) Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee, led by Rosa DeLauro, have announced that the Department of Defense is attempting to supplement their budget by taking funds from NIH. Although there has been a good deal of progress at NIH and ot...

  A Weekly Update of Policy News and Select Funding Opportunities Compiled by  Van Scoyoc Associates View this email in your browser September 11, 2026 Health   What 25 years of research have revealed about 9/11’s long-term health effects  Since the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, scientists and clinicians have learned much about the enduring effects of exposure to environmental toxins and hazardous materials. A perspective paper, published Thursday in JAMA, highlights some insights from long-term follow-up of people with 9/11-related health effects, lessons learned in terms of care delivery and clinical understanding, as well as some implications for future disaster responses. The perspective paper, titled “ Twenty-Five Years After 9/11—Lessons From the World Trade Center Health Program ,” is authored by scientists and clinicians affiliated with the ...